pantheon-ai/helm-generator
Comprehensive toolkit for generating best practice Helm charts and resources following current standards and conventions. Use this skill when creating new Helm charts, implementing Helm templates, or building Helm projects from scratch.
Overall
score
93%
Does it follow best practices?
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Discovery
100%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is an excellent skill description that hits all the marks. It provides comprehensive specificity with concrete actions and file types, includes natural trigger terms users would actually say, explicitly addresses both what and when, and carves out a distinct niche in the Helm/Kubernetes packaging space. The description uses proper third-person voice throughout.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'generating best practice Helm charts', 'implementing Helm templates', 'scaffolding Chart.yaml and values.yaml', 'defining deployment templates, service definitions, ingress configurations, .tpl helpers', and 'building Helm projects from scratch'. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what (comprehensive toolkit for generating Helm charts with specific components listed) and when (explicit 'Use this skill when...' clause plus 'Trigger phrases include...' section with concrete examples). | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say including action verbs ('create', 'generate', 'build', 'scaffold') and domain terms ('kubernetes helm', 'k8s charts', 'helm package', 'chart dependencies', 'values.yaml', 'helm install'). | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Very clear niche focused specifically on Helm charts and Kubernetes packaging. The specific file types (Chart.yaml, values.yaml, .tpl) and Helm-specific terminology make it highly distinguishable from general Kubernetes or YAML skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
85%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a strong, well-structured skill that provides clear, actionable guidance for Helm chart generation. The multi-stage workflow with explicit validation checkpoints and the requirement to ask clarifying questions before proceeding are excellent practices. Minor verbosity in some sections (repeated validation reminders, some explanatory text) prevents a perfect conciseness score.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The skill is reasonably efficient but includes some redundancy (e.g., repeating validation instructions multiple times, explaining basic concepts like 'CRDs you ship → crds/ directory'). The tables and quick references are helpful but some sections could be tightened. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Provides concrete, executable commands (bash scripts with options), specific YAML template patterns that are copy-paste ready, and clear function examples with exact syntax. The workflow stages give explicit steps with real commands. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Excellent multi-stage workflow with clear sequencing (Stages 1-7), explicit validation checkpoints (Stage 7 with 'Fix issues and re-validate until all checks pass'), and feedback loops. The 'REQUIRED: Use AskUserQuestion' table provides clear decision points. | 3 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-structured overview with clear one-level-deep references to external files (references/resource_templates.md, references/crd_patterns.md, etc.). The Resources section provides organized navigation to scripts, references, and assets. Content is appropriately split between main skill and reference files. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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